The Standard Language Of China, Based On The Speech Of Beijing; Mandarin.

A Group Of Languages Of The Sino-Tibetan Family, Including Standard Chinese And Most Of The Other Languages Of China. Abbreviation: Chin., Chin

Any Of The Chinese Languages, Which Vary Among Themselves To The Point Of Mutual Unintelligibility.

A Native Or Descendant Of A Native Of China.

As adjective

Of Or Relating To China, Its Inhabitants, Or One Of Their Languages.

Noting Or Pertaining To The Partly Logographic, Partly Phonetic Script Used For The Writing Of Chinese, Japanese, And Other Languages, Consisting Of Thousands Of Brushstroke Characters Written In Vertical Columns From Right To Left.

Floor

As noun

That Part Of A Room, Hallway, Or The Like, That Forms Its Lower Enclosing Surface And Upon Which One Walks.

A Continuous, Supporting Surface Extending Horizontally Throughout A Building, Having A Number Of Rooms, Apartments, Or The Like, And Constituting One Level Or Stage In The Structure; Story.

A Level, Supporting Surface In Any Structure: The Elevator Floor.

One Of Two Or More Layers Of Material Composing A Floor: Rough Floor; Finish Floor.

A Platform Or Prepared Level Area For A Particular Use: A Threshing Floor.

The Bottom Of Any More Or Less Hollow Place: The Floor Of A Tunnel.

A More Or Less Flat Extent Of Surface: The Floor Of The Ocean.

The Part Of A Legislative Chamber, Meeting Room, Etc., Where The Members Sit, And From Which They Speak.

The Right Of One Member To Speak From Such A Place In Preference To Other Members: The Senator From Alaska Has The Floor.

The Area Of A Floor, As In A Factory Or Retail Store, Where Items Are Actually Made Or Sold, As Opposed To Offices, Supply Areas, Etc.: There Are Only Two Salesclerks On The Floor.

The Main Part Of A Stock Or Commodity Exchange Or The Like, As Distinguished From The Galleries, Platform, Etc.

The Bottom, Base, Or Minimum Charged, Demanded, Or Paid: The Government Avoided Establishing A Price Or Wage Floor.

An Underlying Stratum, As Of Ore, Usually Flat.

As verb (used with object)

To Cover Or Furnish With A Floor.

To Bring Down To The Floor Or Ground; Knock Down: He Floored His Opponent With One Blow.

To Overwhelm; Defeat.

To Confound Or Puzzle; Nonplus: I Was Floored By The Problem.

To Push (a Foot-operated Accelerator Pedal) All The Way Down To The Floor Of A Vehicle, For Maximum Speed Or Power.

As i

To Overwhelm Completely; Defeat: He Expected To Mop The Floor With His Opponents.